63K views · 1.6K reactions | "Caldonia" by Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five Remembering born on this day in 1908, Louis Jordan a true inspiration to the blues music scene!!  "Caldonia" is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A version by Erskine Hawkins, also in 1945, was described by Billboard magazine as "rock and roll", the first time that phrase was used in print to describe any style of music. | The World of Jazz - The Original | Facebook